Can display easel



July 5, 1932. H. v. MARSH 1,865,534

01m DISPLAY EASEL Filed March 11', 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Harryfl/Yazzs/a July 5, 1932. H. v. MA-RSH .cAN DISPLAY EASEL Filedv March11, 1951 Z-Sheets-Sheet 2 Barry @Marsfi Patented July '5, 1932 I v.Mensa, oF c meAeo, ILLINOIS "em meemz eiem AfiIiGatiOfi med t rm 11,

The present inventien reletes'primerily han ing displays and haste Awith thep'r'o: vision of a novel means whereby a round; square of othershaped cen r object may be reproduced physically as apart of eblenk 01"blanks" folded of articulated to provide such display Four forms; of theinvention are illustrated the aecompenyingdrawings,and 'in each of IOsaid forms a cyliijltricasl ean is disclosed. It is per 'fectl y patentthat a sqlmre rectangular or other object for reproduction: could besu-bstituted for such cylindrical can. a

l The objects of the present invention are .1 to provide iamimpi-ovedhanging display card; to provide a, displa'y' eel-(1' upon which tcylindrical or' other object of three dimen sio'ns' may bephysically-reproduced; and to provide an improved: combination of ablank $9 or blanks with slots and articulatibns Wherebya; replica-0t a"cart 01 other object ma be made av parr't ofia) hanging: display j IThese objects, and such 'other objects as may hereinafter appear, arerobtainei by-the novel construction", l unique arrangement,- andimproved combinatiox; o'fi theseverai' elements shown in the fou x'fonms of the invention, hereinafter'iliustratedz l 'In 'the: drawings 1180 ,Figure I is a plan view of eu'blaiik wheieby one ofthe forms bftheinventien' my be produced; Figure 2 is aiverfiical View o'f thehangerwhen a rticulalted; 1 1

Figt ure 3'is a section 0n-the line;8-3 of Figure 2;, I 1-;' V

Figure 41 is aplan} viewpfthe lank' by which the second-'form o-ftheinvention-may be nl oduced; 5V igure 5 ishan elevatidn showing the deevice formed by the articulation 01: the blanks shewnin Fig-fire 4:;

Figure is an (eleinaitioil 6f 51 display formed by a; combination of thebIe-flk's" shown in Fi ures 7 and 8;, H Figui lO is a tre'everse-seetiefi 611 line IO IO of Figure 9; g i 1 I Figure 11 is a planview of efib'lifik iI'sfi in i erm'ing a fourth forni- Ofthe 'ifi't''lit-iirj Figure 121s a piar'i View of jbla'nk to be the i d therewith;v s

F gure 13' lsa similar view Of dn'othi "00 blank to be associated withtheblank shown: irrFigurell; b

Figure 14 is an elevattiondi 3) display device formed by a combinati n(if Hanks" illustrated ifi Ffg ufes 11, 12 and "I3; ind

' Figure 15"is a tfansvefse seb'tiibi'r oh the line 1515 of Figure 14.

.Like' referenc"chareetets zife used to desi nhte simi'l'a f'pziftsinthe drzijwiflg's ziifd iii the description of inventiofi whih flldw's';

Reference will nowbe had to the" fpffn (if the'invention illustrated inFigugfe's 1*, 2111a s.

i The maih body (if the blank theiefre is indicated" byithe umeral; Aseem-d tion ofthe blankwhich is s'epa feted frorhthe main bpd'y 1 0* bya slit 1-3; a:- s'bdre '14;-a*s1v5t 15;: and a score 16; is designatedeywhe mi metal 111;

The ew scores 4* and 1e eee are else 15* arein align ent aflitf are116mm to me slit by a, score 20; Adjabenttheisldt"1 5*is als166 theinterior of a cylinder formed of section 11.

Extension 17, tightly held against the wall of body 11 when the section18 is articulated in the score 20 and causes said body 11 to assume acylindrical configuration.

It is manifest that other forms of the device are possible, both inrespect to the shape of the body and the size thereof and in respect tothe extension 11 which may be articulated or otherwise treated so thatit may be folded into or' arranged to produce a parallelopiped body orany other suitably shaped object which may be selected for reproduction;

Theplacard may be shipped flat and articulated at a later date, and atthe convenience of the user. An-aperture 22, normally off center tocounteract theextra weightin the can of the blank through which a string23 is inserted, is provided for the purpose of permitting of the readyhanging of the sign.

. .gThesecond form of the invention is illustrated in Figures 4, 5 and6. In such form 4 of the invention, the main body of the devicecomprisesthe-members 40 and 41 which are adapted to be folded one uponthe other as is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6. The score therebetweensaid members to provide ready articulation is designated 42. Whenarticulated said members may be adhesively' secured one to another. r

Section41, at its free edge and on one corner preferably, has a slightextension defined by the dotted lines 43 and .44 which are imaginarydefinitions of the member 41.

Extension therebeyond, that is, beyond the line 43 includes atriangularsection of material 45terminating in a hooked corner por tion46, the slot dividing the body portion of the hook 46 from section 45being designated 47, the-material extending beneath the line 44 is alsotriangular in configurationand is' designated generally by the numeral48. The corner of said triang e is slightly offset from the lower edgeof sheet 41.

. From the member 40, there is an-extension generally designated 49. IExtension 49 is divided from member 40 by a die cut 50, a score- 51, aslot52', and a score. 58, thescores'51 and 53 211 440552 being inalignment and normal to die -cut50. Intermediate its length andapproximated'on e half its length, there is a nick or notch 54 in thetop edge of member-; 1 49. At its free end is'atongue 55 separated fromthe main body by a score 56 and a short slot 57, the score and slotbeing aligned.

\Vhen articulated, as is shownin Figures 5 and 6, the part 41 is foldedover fthe part 40, and section49 is rolled (or folded) so that thetongue 55 projects through. a slot 58 in;

the member 41, which slot 58 is parallel to the outer edge of extension45. 'Said slot 58 is in alignment with the offset section ofextension48. ,When said tongue 55 is inserted tween the material ofsections 40 and 41 or it may be extended through the slot 52 in member40 as preferred.

The slot 57, intermediate the tongue 55 and extension 49, is adapted tohook into the materialof the part 40 defined by the slot 52 to assist inthe firm attachment of section 49 in its articulated and properposition.

The hook 46 is adapted to extend into the niche 54, the material of hook46 extending over a portion of the material of section 49 because of theinterlock of the slot 47 with the material of part 49 beneath the slot54.

That portion of the material defined by the slot 58, and the paralleledges of the extensions 47 and. 48 provide a diametric support orspreader for member 49 when articulated whereby to insure that saidsection will retain its selected shape: Of course, the mem: ber 49 maybe articulated .or otherwise formed to provide for a body of other thanof cylindricalconfiguration, as for example, the socalled square can inwhich many items of commerce are packed. Any other selectedconfigurationmay. be substituted therefor.

. By the interlocks ust described, the whole placard isadapted to beheld in folded position and assembly thus obtained may be made moresecure (in the absence .of adhesive) by the employment of a string 59extending through apertures 60 and 61 in theparts 40 and 41,respectively, said apertures being complemental when thedevice is inassembled relation. i

A third form of the invention is illustrated in Figures 7,.8, 9'and 10.'In such form of the invention, two blanks are employed. Reference willbe had first to Figure 7. There is shown therein a flat blank 100 whichmay be of any suitable size or configuration. At the left hand side ofblank 100 is a slit 101. At each end of the slit 101 are slots 102 and103. A tortuous or U-shaped slit 104' is arranged at the opposite sideofthe blank 100, and adjacent the ends of the slit 104 are slots 105 and106.

A second blank is used to form a cylindrical or other shaped portion ofthe device and is designated 108. At its center it has a U-shaped slit109 the ends of which are removed from the top and bottom edges of theblank'109. At the right hand end, Figure 8, is a tongue 110 whichis'formed by a slit extending inwardly to the score 111 which dividessaid tongue 110 from the main body of the blank 108. Extensions of thematerial of the blank 108 extend from the right hand end thereof inalignmentwith the tongue 110, said extensionsbeing indicated 112 and113.

At its other end said blankvhas a slightly enlarged section 114 the. topand bottom edges of which converge toward one another.

mines the limit of extension. of member 108' through-the slit 101 of theblank 100. 'Said blank 108 is pulled through said slot as far asextension 114 will permit and thereafter the section of the blank 108upon which the tongue 110 is disposed is inserted through the slot 104until there is an inter-connection between the slot 109 andthe tongueformed by the tortuous slot 104. Thus a rounded bulge is formed on oneside of the blank as is shown in Figure 9.

The remainder of the material of the blank 108 is rolled aroundextension 114 as is shown in Figure 10, the tongue 110 being insertedthrough the slot 115, whereby it becomes:

parallel to the flat surface of the blank 100. The side extensions 112and 113 project through the slits 102 and 103 to provide an additionalinterlock between the blank 108 and the blank 100.

In such form of the invention, the two parts of the device maybelshipped in,

knocked down form and readily assembled when needed. The assembly isquite simple and can be accomplished by the following of simpleinstructions.

A fourth form of the invention is illustrated inFigures 11,12, 13, 14and 15.

The main blank for such form of the invention comprises two complementalsections and 121 which are separated by a score 122. In section 120 aretwo slots 123 and 124 which are complemental respectively to slots 125and 126 in section 121. Two apertures 127 and 128, may be provided insection 120 and these are complemental to apertures 129 and 130 insection 121.

A string is inserted through the apertures 127 and 129, and any suitablefastening means like the fastening means 131 shown in Figure 14 may beemployed to hold sections 120 and 121 together.

Upon each side of the device an identical blank is employed. That usedupon the side defined by the section 120 comprises the main body 132 andtongue extensions 133 and134. Section 132 is adapted to be bowed withits ends 133 and 134 projecting through the slots 124 and 123respectively. Scores may be arranged as shown to facilitate thearticulation of the tongues 133and 134.

The blank shown in Figure 13 and which is identical with the blankillustrated in Fig ure 12 has a body 135 and extensions 136 and 137.Scoring shown by the dotted lines may be employed. Said'member 135 isadapted to'be inserted into the blank 121 with the extension 136inserted through slit 126 and with extension 137 inserted through slit125. In the assembled form of the invention shown in Figures 14 and 15,the tongue 133 and thetongue 136 are adapted to be ar-v ing in'th'eopposite direction ranged in parallelism between the material ofthese'ctio'ns 120 and 121, andthe remainarranged in similar parallelismbut point- ,as is clearly shown in'Fi re 15. V

The shape ofthe blanks 120 and 121 may ing tongues-134 and 137areadaptedto be be altered to suit-convenience or desire of the 7 user. Theresiliency of blank 120-121 permits of the attachment of blanks132 and135 to the sides thereof by the use of the tongues on said blanks whichare securely held in position by such resiliency.

While four forms ofthe invention are illustrated, it should be manifestfrom an examination thereof that the invention may take many other formswithout departing from the spirit of the claims hereto appended.

I claim:

1.- In a display device, a blank divisible into two substantially equalsections having complemental extensions of different configurations, oneof said extensions being adapted. to be articulated about the other toprovide a simulation of a container of merchandise.

2. In a display device, a blank having a score whereby it may be foldedinto two sections superimposed one upon the other, there beingextensions upon each section complemental in position but unlike in formand having interlocking parts, one of said extensions being adapted tobe articulated about the other to provide a simulation of a containerfor merchandise, such simulation being adapted to be maintained by theengagement of said interlocking parts.

'3. In a display device, a blank having a score whereby it maybe foldedinto two sections superimposed one upon the'other, there beingextensions upon each section complemental in position but unlike in formand having interlocking parts, one of said extensions being adapted tobe articulated about the other to provide a simulation of a containerfor merchandise, such simulation being adapted to be maintained by theother extension which provides a diametric support for the articulatedextension.

4. A scored and slotted blank for forming a display device having a bodyand an extension possessing a tongue articulated intermediate itslength, said extension being dimensions, said, meinbody and saidextensions having slots and tongues whereby said projectingv extensionsare maintained in a predetermined shape by the interlocking of thematerial of. said body and extensions at the intersection of saidtongues and slots.

HARRY V. MARSH.

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